A number of years ago I was on a trip to Spain, and I was treated to an amazing tapas feast. We ate so many delicious foods that night, but my favourite by far was the Padrón peppers – blackened, slathered with olive oil, and topped with crunchy salt. They were mildly hot; some were a little warmer than others, but the heat wasn’t uncomfortable.
I didn’t think I would enjoy these at all, since I’m not fond of green bell peppers, but these are completely different from bell peppers. Yay for trying new things!
When I got home from the trip to Spain I thought I would make these peppers all the time when I had guests, however, limited access to Padrón peppers in Vancouver crushed my dream. I was able to find them once at a Farmer’s Market. I paid a small fortune for them, and they were so hot that no one would eat them! I did eat them because I can be a bit stubborn, but they were not nearly as good as the ones in Spain.
Enter: the Shishito pepper. I found them in Vancouver at a Persian store, and at my local Korean store they are labelled as Twist peppers. They are incredibly similar to Padrón peppers – yay!
What you need:
- Shishito or Padrón peppers
- olive oil
- flaky sea salt
What you do:
- Wash and dry the peppers.
- Bring a large frying pan (I like cast-iron for this) to high heat. Add a glug of olive oil, then add the peppers. Allow to fry for about one minute before turning; they should be blistered and darkened on the first side.
- Fry on the other side for another minute or so.
- Drizzle a bit more olive oil, then use your fingers to sprinkle on some sea salt.
- Enjoy them while they’re hot! You can always soak up the excess olive oil with some bread.
Trust in Kim (she will guide thee) 
We found these peppers at a local Korean store (after searching in a number of stores) I followed your recipe and they were perfect!!! Thanks again for posting it!!
Awesome! Glad you were able to find them. They are SO good. And so easy.
Thanks for posting this recipe Kim!! We ate these every day when we were in Barcelona 2 years ago and I’ve wanted to try this at home. I now know what to look for. 🙂
Thanks, Ann
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If you’re visiting your sister you can come down to Kim’s Market on Broadway just west of Fraser to get the “twist peppers”. Sadly they are packaged in styrofoam, so that might not be something you want to do.